August 4, 2014 - 1:40 pm
My, where did you get that lovely spatula?
This week’s white board quip comes from the whimsically wonderful movie UHF staring Weird Al Yankovic. Last month, Al released a new album. Two things are noteworthy about it.
First, Al has fully embraced the 21st century’s internet culture. He released music videos for eight of the new songs on various online video sites the week of the album release and lead a full-bore, all-out social media blitz.
Second (and I think main because of the first), according to Al’s website:
“Mandatory Fun” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart. It’s the first time that Al has ever had a #1 album – in fact, it’s the first time a comedy album has topped the Billboard chart in over 50 years (and the first time a comedy album has debuted at #1 in HISTORY!)
As someone who’s been a fan since the 80’s, I can’t let this go by without sending Al a huge, congratulatory “attaboy.”